Department for Transport

Customs: Dover

Baroness Randerson: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, for the use of the remainder of the Government-controlled site adjacent to the Dover Inland Border Facility.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton: The Department is considering potential options for the Government owned land at the Dover Whitecliffs site which will not be required for the HMRC IBF infrastructure. No decisions have been made at this time.

Department for Education

Pupils: Gender

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what meaning they ascribe to the word 'gender' in the context of the Education (Information about Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the consistency of the guidance issued for completion of the School Census 2021/22 in relation to the recording of gender with the Education (Information about Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013.

Baroness Barran: The department’s guidance for completing the school census specifies that in this context, gender should be specified as either 'M' (male) or 'F' (female) (which may be different from the individual’s legal sex). This should be self-declared and recorded according to the wishes of the parent and/or pupil. The school census does not collect the ‘sex’ of pupils.The department believes that this guidance is consistent, but the changing use of language in this area, and the evolving needs of the school population, have led to the department reviewing its data standards. The department intends to publish a new standard making a distinction between ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ in the coming months. School census guidance will need to be updated to conform to the new data standard.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Overseas Aid

Baroness Sugg: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the Equalities Impact Assessment relating to the reduction in Official Development Assistance in March.

Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park: The Government disclosed the Equalities Assessment to the International Planned Parenthood Federation as part of their Judicial Review claim. Having considered usual practices across Government, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has no plans to publish the overarching Equalities Assessment for Official Development Assistance for its spend in financial year 2021-2022. We will set out our future ambitions on transparency in the upcoming International Development Strategy.

Department of Health and Social Care

Coronavirus: Vaccination

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations; and what plans they have to promote take-up of the vaccine.

Lord Kamall: Over 13 million people have already received their COVID-19 booster vaccination or third dose. We continue to review the effectiveness of the programme in order to maximise the COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign.There are more clinics in England delivering COVID-19 vaccines, including pharmacies, general practitioner practices and other community sites. There are hundreds of walk-in sites offering booster vaccines without an appointment. In addition, COVID-19 booster vaccines have been delivered or scheduled in nine out of ten care homes in England.Initiatives to promote the programme have included bespoke social media communications and the ‘Boost your immunity this winter’ launched in mid-October, encouraging all those eligible to take up the booster vaccine when offered. The advertising is forecast to reach 99% of all adults throughout the nine week period of the campaign.